I needed a tree decorator. I cannot decorate a tree. And I need a new star. I have yet to find one that I love.
Some of the foods I made that will cause me to have to wear Spanx the next month or so . . .
The Saturday before Christmas . . . we celebrated at my parent's house. We arrived there late in the evening, so I didn't get very many photos . . .
A little entertainment (photos courtesy of my sister):
My mother always played the piano at church when we were growing up. That is where the musicality in our family stops. I took piano lessons for 13 years. Count them. THIRTEEN years. I could barely remember how to read the notes to the simple, "What Child is This". Gayla did worse. But as she will tell you . . . she didn't take for 13 years. Yep, 13 years.
Who knew I had dyed my hair the same color as Cole's?
The next morning, SOME of us made it to church. Okay, so SOME of us weren't feeling good (we won't name names). But Mom, Dad, Cole, CeCe, Mercede, and I attended the Christmas program at my parent's church. Oh, and Matt had to work. He wasn't sick (cough, cough). No, seriously, they really didn't feel well.
Cole was too cool to get up and sing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And Mercede stole the show, as usual.
Did I mention musicality doesn't run in our family? Oh, I did? Okay, just checkin'.
Christmas Eve . . . Matt, Cole, and I attended our church's service. Then we watched snippets from some of our favorite Christmas movies and let Cole unwrap his presents . . .
He said it was his 2nd best Christmas ever!
Apparently, he doesn't remember when we used to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a hundred different presents. Oh yeah, he was only two then. Stupid us.
Christmas Day . . . I do not have a single photo from Christmas day. Matt's parents came for brunch and they took our son home with them. Matt didn't feel well. We slept Christmas away. Yes Dad, we slept. Matt was sick. Dad likes to question me on this for some reason. Yep, that's where I get it from.
Oh, and I forgot, we lost power for a couple of hours. And it was cold. Brrrr . . .
The Saturday after Christmas . . . we went to Matt's parent's house.
A little slice of a BIG cupcake to celebrate the birth of Jesus:
"The Night Before Christmas" is always read.
Yes, that is my child on the right.
No, we did not think about coordinating outfits.
And one with the grandparents and grandchildren before they went nighty night:
Hope you all had a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
LOL! You went from Halloween to Christmas without updating your blog??? You got some sweet photos of the kids!
Caelan will LOVE that football when I show him the pic!
Your tree looks MUCH better than mine. I don't think I've ever seen a worse tree-decorator than me!
I want the "best cheeseball ever" recipe!
Posted by: kendra | December 28, 2009 at 02:55 PM
I have a comment where were those sweets????
I know I do not need them and I made mom leave two bags of candy at home and a box of chocolates in the freezer! We enjoyed the pictures to night after our long drive.
Posted by: Skifeet71 | December 28, 2009 at 06:35 PM
Your Christmases always look so lovely and cosy with everyone all rugged up.
Your tree always looks beautiful.
"2nd Best Christmas Ever"??? I wonder what was the best Christmas ever...
Merry Christmas, You!!! XX
Posted by: Lynette van Barrelo | December 29, 2009 at 07:19 AM
Love all the pics! That first one with Cole opening the door with the Christmas tree behind him is AMAZING! Love it!
It looks like your family had a great Christmas! I love Cole's C-Note gift!! Who was the giver of that gift & how do I make it onto the gift list????
And WTH are you talking about? Your tree looks AWESOME! Mine looked pretty bad this year, since we let the kids decorate it top to bottom. Luckily, Sophie is pretty spacially-oriented so she didn't give us a bottom-only decorated tree... go Sophie! lol
And forget the Spanx, just let it all hang out til June!! :D
Posted by: reneevc | December 30, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Kristi I'm sorry Mom wants some of these pictures so I'm clipping them from your bolg and printing.
For her personal use! No TV yet so I need some thing to do.
Posted by: Skifeet71 | December 30, 2009 at 03:31 PM
A signed Mizzou football. Come one! lol Just joking. My sister got us ticket to go to our first Jayhawk game in February. I can not wait!
Posted by: Carrie T | December 31, 2009 at 11:42 AM